The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration is considering public feedback on a proposal to make changes to the Christchurch District Plan that would enable the relocation of Redcliffs School.

Submissions closed on 3 April 2018, and the Minister will consider the submissions before deciding whether to approve the proposal (and make the necessary planning changes to the Christchurch District Plan). A decision is required before 17 May 2018.

08 March 2018

The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Hon Dr Megan Woods has announced the advancement of the proposal to amend the Christchurch City District Plan to enable Redcliffs School to relocate to the new site at Redcliffs Park and a new park to be built on the existing school land.

Today’s decision to advance the proposal is another step in seeing Redcliffs School return to their neighbourhood.

Public will now be invited to comment before the Minister makes a final decision on the proposal and more information is available here

Following the 2011 earthquakes and subsequent cliff collapse and debris inundation on and above parts of the school property, Redcliffs School was relocated to Van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Sumner.

From early 2015 to late 2016 consultation was undertaken about the future of the school. The decision was made by the Minister of Education to relocate the school to an alternative site in Redcliffs.

The Ministry have been working with the Redcliffs School Board of Trustees to develop a community engagement process for gaining the community’s input on developing the plan for the new school on Redcliffs Park.

We will engage and consult with the Redcliffs School Board of Trustees throughout the design process and we will be supporting the board to carry out the public engagement.

The board will engage with the local community during this process, and will lead the consultation with the community on proposed designs. This could take the form of newsletters to inform the community on the proposed designs and/or meetings.

This will be an opportunity to create innovative learning environments that are built to meet the needs of Redcliffs School, as part of the wider Redcliffs community.

The design process will start before the end of this year and will run until approximately mid 2018.

Information will be updated here and a detailed timeline for this will be made available once it has been finalised with Redcliffs School.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has begun consultation with the Board of Trustees of Redcliffs School in Christchurch about the possible closure of the school because of concerns about the long-term safety of the Redcliffs site.

Consultation period for Redcliffs School Extended

The Minister of Education Hekia Parata has extended the consultation period for Redcliffs School. Submissions will now close on July 1, 2015. The Minister granted an extension after a request from the school. The purpose of this period of consultation is to hear the views of the board, parents and community before a decision is made.